WALTERBORO – Mr. Wilber Bernard Winn, husband of Carol Strickland Winn, passed away at his home in Walterboro Tuesday morning, February 26, 2019 under hospice care, surrounded by his loving family. He was 82.

Just as we take the time to balance our checkbooks, clean our homes, wash our cars, cook our meals, and take good care of our children, we ought to stop every now and then to count our blessings. God blesses … Read the rest

Bells Elementary School’s 12th annual African American Read-In was held Friday Feb. 15.
Twelve years ago, Bells Elementary School’s African American Read-In was introduced by former Literacy Coach Peggy O’Banner. When she left Colleton County, Dinah Bryant took the read-in … Read the rest

I’m not what you’d call a globe-trotter, but I’ve seen some of America. You’ll find good people everywhere, but boy, are we different. A rancher in Wyoming doesn’t talk, eat, vote, or socialize the way a florist from Key West … Read the rest

Homeward Bound Animal Sanctuary, a small dog rescue in Ruffin, is holding its first ever fundraising event on St. Patrick’s Day weekend Saturday March 16.
“We’re calling it our St. Pawtrick’s Day Pawty, and we hope to be able to … Read the rest

Kyle Beasley is an archetype among Southern barbecue masters: gruff, outspoken, and with many stories to tell. What sets him apart as a counter revolutionary is his approach to barbecue sauce.
I first encountered him at last year’s Smoke in … Read the rest

On Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, several Colleton County NJRTOC cadets participated in a basic flight class taught by Jim Hibbert, a certified flight instructor from the Walterboro Airport. The cadets logged 16 hours of class instruction.

The recent spate of unseasonably warm weather has me thinking springtime with the smell of baseball is in the air. That means going the one hour (48 miles from Walterboro) to the Joseph P. Riley Jr. … Read the rest

“It’s your life — go get it!”
That was Sterling Hicks told fourth- and fifth-graders at Hendersonville’s National Elementary Honor Society program on Feb. 20.
Twenty-six students were inducted into the society, which has been a project of Principal Marcella … Read the rest

Every year Palmetto Training, Inc partners with Palmetto Warrior Connection and Palmetto Goodwill for a 10-day training program.
Veterans can choose from one of the four sessions. The program is open to all veterans who have acceptable discharges as follows: … Read the rest

The third annual Black Entrepreneurial Awards banquet was held Sunday Feb. 17 at Coastal Outback Building. The evening celebrated the success of 20 black business owners who have worked in the community for over 40 years.
Brad Graham, owner and … Read the rest

On Feb. 14, the NJROTC held a chance raffle to win a Valentine’s basket. The winning raffle ticket was drawn by Cadet Christina Manigo. The winner of the Valentine basket was Brenda Kelly and the cadet who sold the winning … Read the rest

The Feb. 19 meeting of the Forest Hills Elementary School PTO gave parents a chance to see what their children are up to at school. The program focused on math and literacy with activities going on at each grade level. … Read the rest

Historian Melissa Walker is scheduled to present “From Plume St to the Polls: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in S.C.” on March 7 at 6 p.m. in Market Hall of the Colleton Museum.
What do a small-town doctor’s wife, a Connecticut-born … Read the rest

Lowcountry Urgent Care was still getting settled into its new Walterboro home on Bells Highway when it began looking for ways to provide a helping hand to its new neighbors.
They came up with Lowcountry Urgent Care Giveback, a charitable … Read the rest

The U.S. Census Bureau has all the adjusted Colleton County addresses in hand as they prepare for the 2020 Census.
The county’s Tax Collector Larry Lightsey said in 2017, Colleton County Administrator Kevin Griffin asked Lightsey if he would be … Read the rest

The Colleton County Board of Education had two options when deciding on the 2019-2020 school calendar at their Feb. 19 meeting.
At first glance, there seemed to be little difference.
The school year will begin on Aug. 19; the state … Read the rest

Forest Hills Elementary School students Kaylynn Huskey, Caroline Magas and Savannah Ross, fresh off their first-place finish in the school’s Feb. 19 science fair, are now faced with a math problem.
The three fifth-graders’ science project, “Life in the Solar … Read the rest

Representatives of governmental, economic development and education got together at the banquet room at Dogwood Hills Golf Course to discuss the 2019 State of Colleton.
The annual breakfast program hosted by the Walterboro-Colleton Chamber of Commerce gave those officials an … Read the rest

Congratulations to Delaine Ford and Zoe Buckner from Colleton County Middle School Band and six Colleton County High School Band of Blue members — Sydney Howard, Jermia Christian, Shaleisha Funn, Megan Newton, Michaela Bennett and Logan Bailey — for performing … Read the rest

How many drugs were seized from the streets of Colleton County in the last month?
According to the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office monthly update, last month deputies seized 106 grams of methamphetamine, 104 grams of marijuana, 55 Ecstasy pills, 33 … Read the rest